The Divine Character of Human Rights and Duties: A Theological Enquiry in the Context of the Border Regions in the Czech Republic

The context of the article is call by Pope Francis expressed in Fratelli tutti to extend fraternity towards people on margins. discourse human rights proposed as an appropriate – though no means self-evident tool for theology use order respond challenge poverty. discusses against background situation poor border areas Czech Republic, which are considered suffer from injustice. It argued that, under current socio-economic conditions, it extremely difficult living these regions make free and responsible decisions. confirms that rights, e.g., social economic can be convincingly based a theological view person. ‘Divine rights’ have their counterpart ‘divine duties’, i.e., duties resulting biblical faith God Liberator. Moreover, Gospel shows works mercy or justice eschatologically significant. Finally, argues not only allow Christians share with other faiths without service world but even possible expression own mission work coming Kingdom.